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A fatal balancing act : the dilemma of the Reich Association of Jews in Germany, 1939-1945 / Beate Meyer ; translated by William Templer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyer, Beate, 1952-
- Standardized Title:
- Tödliche Gratwanderung. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland.
- Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Jews.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).
- Germany--Ethnic relations.
- Germany.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (453 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1939 all German Jews had to become members of a newly founded Reich Association. The Jewish functionaries of this organization were faced with circumstances and events that forced them to walk a fine line between responsible action and collaboration. They had hoped to support mass emigration, mitigate the consequences of the anti-Jewish measures, and take care of the remaining community. When the Nazis forbade emigration and started mass deportations in 1941, the functionaries decided to cooperate to prevent the "worst." In choosing to cooperate, they came into direct opposition with the i
- Contents:
- Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1-From ""Forced Emigration"" to Assisting with the Deportations; Chapter 2-Walking on a Thin Line: The Participation of the Reichsvereinigung and the Berlin Jewish Community during the Deportations; Chapter 3-The ""Psychological Environment"" in the Countryside: Latitude for Action by Jewish Functionaries in the District Branches; Chapter 4-The Residual Reichsvereinigung; Chapter 5-In the Wake: The ""Strategy of Cooperation"" as an Incriminating Burden; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-80758-923-4
- 1-78238-028-0
- OCLC:
- 858655398
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